Jobe Role : Film Editor

The Film Editor

The job role:

A film editor is a mechanic of sorts who removes unneeded pieces of film, cuts bits out and sticks the rest of the film together to make a whole movie. It is the film editor’s jobs to work with cinematographers and Sound editors to get an end result that matches the director’s vision.

Skills:

-       Good knowledge of the film industry and movie production.

-       Ability to work alone and deal with at times dull/tedious work.

-       Knowledge of editing equipment.

-       The ability to remain calm in stressful situations

-       Good teamwork skills for you will need to work with the director, cinematographers, sound editors, music producers, etc.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor degree (hopefully in film and television, film studies or communications)

Then all experience preferably apprenticeships and or internships.

Apprenticeships help you get into the film industry due to the fact it is very rare to be a head editor straight out of education.

Famous Editors

-Thelma Schoonmaker Head editor for The Departed, Goodfellas, Hugo, The Aviator, Gangs of New York. Thelma was born January 3^rd 1940 and has won 3 Oscars for Best Film Editing.

-Michael Kahn, Head Editor in Lincoln, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, Schindlers List, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark and Close Encounter of the Third Kind. Michael was born December 8^th 1935 and has won 3 Oscars for Best Film Editing.

-Arthur Schmidt, Head Editor for; Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Trilogy, Cast Away and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Arthur was born June 17^th and has won 2 Oscars For Best Film Editing